External Ids for P3H2 Gene

Previous HGNC Symbols for P3H2 Gene

Summaries for P3H2 Gene

Entrez Gene Summary for P3H2 Gene

This gene encodes a member of the prolyl 3-hydroxylase subfamily of 2-oxo-glutarate-dependent dioxygenases. These enzymes play a critical role in collagen chain assembly, stability and cross-linking by catalyzing post-translational 3-hydroxylation of proline residues. Mutations in this gene are associated with nonsyndromic severe myopia with cataract and vitreoretinal degeneration, and downregulation of this gene may play a role in breast cancer. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011]

mRNA expression in normal human tissues for P3H2 Gene

mRNA Expression by UniProt/SwissProt for P3H2 Gene

Tissue specificity:Expressed in heart, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle and kidney. Expression localized to the epithelia of bile ducts and to the sacroplasm of heart muscle and skeletal muscle. In the pancreas, localized to a subpopulation of Langerhans islet cells and in the salivary gland, expressed in acinar cells.